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Department of Hawaiian Home Lands “In the News”

2022

Anahola Youth Center and Agricultural Training Project EA

Star-Advertiser (Sept. 5) – Kauai suicide prevention nonprofit to create ag training site, youth center

The Garden Island (Aug. 28) – Assessment published for Anahola Youth Center and Agricultural Training Project

Anahola Water System Improvements

The Garden Island (Aug. 17) – DHHL completes $12 million project in Anahola

HNN – On-Air – (Aug. 16) – DHHL Water System Upgrade Blessing

General Plan

The Maui News (Aug. 3) – Input sought for DHHL Draft General Plan

The Garden Island (Aug. 3) – DHHL opens comment period for draft general plan

KITV – On-Air – (Aug. 2) – Draft General Plan Comment Period

Grants

Big Island Video News (July 30) – DHHL: $8.5M In Grants Available For Homestead Communities

Nanakuli Cemetery

KHON – Web – (July 22) – Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery to see improvements

Hanapepe Survey Work

The Garden Island (July 20) – DHHL to survey existing Hanapepe lots

KITV – Web – (July 19) – Survey work to begin soon on Hawaiian homestead expansion on Kauai

2023 Legislative Proposals

The Maui News ( July 20) – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands seeks input on legislative package

Maui Now (July 20) – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands soliciting legislative action requests from beneficiaries

Governor Ige Signs HB2511 ($600M)

Hawaii Tribune-Herald (July 28) – DHHL official: New funding could result in up to 6K homesteads

Pacific Business News (July 13) – Ige signs $600M Department of Hawaiian Homelands funding bill

Hawaii Public Radio (July 13) – $600M for Hawaiian Home Lands: What we know about how this money could soon be spent

The Maui News (July 12) – $600 million in funding to target Hawaiian homes waiting list becomes law

Star-Advertiser (July 12) – Historic $600 million Hawaiian homestead bill becomes law

Hawaii Tribune-Herald (July 12) – Ige signs law appropriating $600 million to DHHL (Coming Soon)

Hawaiian News Now – On-Air – (July 11) – Ige Signs Historic $600 Million Home Lands Funding

Hawaii News Now – Web – (July 11) – With historic appropriation, Hawaiian Home Lands hopes to move thousands from wait list

KITV – On-Air – (July 11) – Signed into Law: $600M for DHHL

KITV – Web – (July 11) – Gov. Ige signs HB 2511, providing $600 million to Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

KHON – On-Air- (July 11) – Funding Bill for Hawaiian Home Lands

KHON – Web – (July 11) – Gov. Ige signed bill focused on funding $600M to DHHL

Big Island Video News (July 11) – $600 Million Officially Allocated For Hawaiian Home Lands

Maui Now (July 11) – Historic $600M funding bill for Hawaiian Home Lands signed into law

Big Island Now (July 11) – Ige Signs Historic Funding Bill for Hawaiian Home Lands

Ho‘olehua Temporary Water Shut Off

Maui Now (July 18) – Hoʻolehua water system temporary water shut off

The Molokai Dispatch (July 6) – Hoʻolehua Water Temporary Shut Off

KHON – Web – (June 29) – Temporary water shut-off scheduled for Molokai

Federal Funding

Star-Advertiser (June 22) – DHHL to get $22.3 million in federal funds

Maui Now (June 22) – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands receives record $22.3 million federal grant

KITV – On-Air- (June 22) – Hawaiian Homes Gets Huge Boost

Ewa Drum

Star-Advertiser (May 30) – City Council finalizing DHHL-city swap for rail

Kau Water System

Hawaii Tribune Herald (May 19) – DHHL breaks ground on Kaʻu water system improvements

Isenberg Final Environmental Assessment

Hawaii News Now – On-Air – (May 3) – Final EA: No Significant Impact for Hale Moilili

KHON – On-Air – (May 3) – Bowl-O-Drome Redevelopment

KHON – Web – (May 3) – Final environmental assessment for old Stadium Bowl-O-Drome to be published

Pi‘ilani Mai Ke Kai Lot Selection

Star-Advertiser (May 2) – DHHL offers lots in subdivision

The Garden Island (May 1) – DHHL offers vacant residential lots in Anahola

Kauai Now (May 1) – DHHL Offers Vacant Lots in Anahola

HNN – On-Air – (April 30) – DHHL Offers Vacant Lots

KITV – On-Air -(April 30) – 51 Residential Vacant Lots Offered

2022 Legislative Session

Star Advertiser/ProPublica (May 29) – Native Hawaiians are split over how to spend $600M

Star Advertiser/ProPublica – Native Hawaiian set to receive $600M for housing after decades of neglect

KITV (May 5) – Hawaii legislative session comes to a close amid budget surplus

Civil Beat (May 5) – Legislature Closes Historic Session For Housing And Hawaiians

KITV – On-Air – (May 4) – Investing in Native Hawaiian Homelands

KITV – Web – (May 4) – Lawmakers invest $600 million to tackle Hawaiian homes waitlist

Hawaii News Now – On-Air – (May 4) – Native Hawaii Caucus Celebrates Unprecedented Funding

Hawaii News Now (May 4) – Native Hawaiian caucus celebrates funding successes, big legislative wins

Hawaii Public Radio (May 3) – Lawmakers set to approve $600 million for Hawaiian Home Lands

The Maui News (April 29) – Bill to give $600M to DHHL advances

Star-Advertiser (April 29) – Historic Hawaiian homestead funding approved

Civil Beat (April 28) – $600M Homestead Package Marks ‘Banner Year’ For Native Hawaiians At The Legislature

Hawaii News Now (April 28) – With applause and hugs, lawmakers agree on $600M infusion to DHHL

Star-Advertiser (March 28) – Land plan pits University of Hawaii against Hawaiian homes agency

Hawaii Tribune-Herald/West Hawaii Today (March 29) – $600 million DHHL bill advances

Star-Advertiser (March 17) – Millions in proposed funding sparks new interest in Hawaiian Home Lands

Hawaii News Now (March 15) – DHHL survey: 45% of respondants would accept housing assistance to be removed from waitlist

Hawaii Public Radio (March 14) – Hawaiian Home Lands survey shows half of respondents would trade their waitlist spot for $100K

Hawaii Tribune-Herald (March 8) – Bill could pay $100,000 to some on DHHL wait list

HNN (March 3) – Huge DHHL cash infusion could fast track development of nearly 3,000 homes

Hawaii Tribune-Herald (March 3) – $600M for DHHL to be heard by money committees

Hawaii Public Radio (March 2) – Lawmakers to hear public testimony on proposed $600M for Hawaiian Home Lands

Civil Beat (March 1) – Plan To Commit $600 Million To Hawaiian Home Lands Development Advances

Hawaii News Now (Feb. 21) – Lawmakers seek land transfer to help move Hawaiian Homelands beneficiaries off waitlist

Civil Beat (Feb. 17) – Not In The Cards: Gambling Bills Among Dead Proposals At The Hawaii Legislature

Hawaii News Now (Feb. 17) – Despite a flurry of proposals, gambling debate gets no traction this legislative session

Hawaii Tribune-Herald (Feb. 13) – Gambling measure moves forward: HB 1962 would fund revenue, health study on possible DHHL casino

The Garden Island (Feb. 6) – How proposed DHHL funding could affect Kaua‘i

Hawaii Public Radio (Feb. 3) – Hawaiian Home Lands could get $600M from state budget surplus to develop long-term housing

KITV – On-Air – (Feb. 1) – Lawmakers Push Bills to Legalize Gambling

Star-Advertiser (Jan. 29) – Legalized gambling gets renewed push in Hawaii Legislature

Big Island Video News (Jan. 20) – State House To Propose $600 Million For Hawaiian Home Lands

Star-Advertiser (Jan. 20) – Hawaii House leaders vow to clear Hawaiian Home Lands backlog, raise minimum wage and decommission Red Hill

The Garden Island (Jan. 20) – State Legislature returns with ambitious agenda

KITV – Web – (Jan. 20) – Lawmakers pledge to push $600M for Native Hawaiians to receive land through Homelands Commission

Civil Beat (Jan. 19) – House Plans To Commit A ‘Historic’ $600 Million To Hawaiian Homelands

Hawaii News Now – On-Air – (Jan. 19) – New Hope for Homes: $600 Million Promised to Hawaiian Homelands

Hawaii News Now – Web – (Jan. 19) – With thousands on waitlist for Hawaiian Home Lands, state pledges more funding

Hawaii News Now – Web – (Jan. 19) – Minimum wage, affordable housing at top of legislative agenda this session

KITV – On-Air- (Jan. 19) – Lawmakers Propose $600M for Housing

Maui Now (Jan. 19) – Saiki: legislative proposals include minimum wage increase, funds for DHHL beneficiaries

Kalima Lawsuit

Civil Beat (April 25) – State Reaches Historic $328 Million Settlement In Lawsuit Over Native Hawaiian Homesteads

Star-Advertiser (April 26) – State to settle historic litigation over Native Hawaiian homesteads for $328 million

Associated Press (April 26) – Hawaii Reaches $328M Deal With Homelands Waitlist Plaintiffs

Hawaii Public Radio (April 26) – $328M settlement approved in breach of trust lawsuit with Hawaiian homes beneficiaries

KHON (April 26) – Kalima case claimants celebrate historic Hawaii settlement

KITV (April 26) – State reaches $328 million settlement in 23-year-old Hawaiian Home Lands lawsuit

Honomū Subsistence Agriculture Project

Hawaii Tribune-Herald/West Hawaii Today (April 10) – DHHL ag project breaks ground

Big Island Video News (April 9) – VIDEO: Honomū DHHL Subsistence Ag Lots Break Ground

Hawaii News Now (April 8) – DHHL Breaks Ground on Subsistence Lots

KITV (April 8) – Breaking Ground on New Agricultural Community

Big Island Now (April 8) – Ceremony Marks Beginning of Subsistence Agriculture Homestead Community in South Hilo

Hawaii Public Radio (April 8) – New subsistence agriculture lots offer Hawaiian beneficiaries option to produce their own food

Hawaii Tribune-Herald/West Hawaii Today (April 5) – DHHL to break ground on Honomu ag project Friday

La‘i ‘Opua Phase 2 Hema Groundbreaking

Hawaii Public Radio (March 25) – DHHL breaks ground on 125-lot subdivision in Kealakehe on Hawaiʻi Island

Star-Advertiser (March 24) – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands breaks ground on project in Kealakehe

West Hawaii Today/Hawaii Tribune-Herald (March 24) – DHHL breaks ground on Kona residential homestead lots

KITV – On Air – (March 23) – Groundbreaking on New Residential Subdivision

HNN – On Air – (March 23) – Villages of La‘i ‘Opua Phase 2 Hema

Federal Funding

Star-Advertiser (March 14) – Congress OKs $22 million for Hawaiian Home Lands

Maui Now (March 13) – $22.3M secured for Native Hawaiian housing, highest level of federal funding appropriated

Hawaii Public Radio (March 12) – Hawaiian Home Lands to receive $22M in federal funds, Sen. Brian Schatz announces

Pacific Business News (March 12) – Congress appropriates record $22.3M for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands**

Leiali‘i 1A Subdivision Fieldwork

Maui News (March 12) – Field investigation work to begin

Maui Now (March 12) – DHHL field investigation work in Lahaina set for March 14 to April 1

DHHL Cesspool Survey Work

The Molokai Dispatch (March 18) – DHHL Molokai Cesspool Survey

Maui Now (March 11) – DHHL cesspool survey to begin on Molokaʻi

Village of Leiali’i

Maui Now (March 11) – 400 acres of major Lahaina project Villages of Leialiʻi offered to DHHL

Ho‘olehua Temporary Water Shut Off

The Molokai Dispatch (March 18) – Temporary Water Shut Off for Hoʻolehua

The Maui News (March 10) – Hoolehua water to be shut off temporarily

Maui Now (March 9) – Temporary water shut off planned for Hoʻolehua Water System on Molokaʻi

Star-Advertiser/ProPublica

Star-Advertiser (March 3) – Promised Land: Native Hawaiians waited years for homes on their ancestral land. Then the problems began.

ProPublica (March 3) – These Native Hawaiians Waited Years for Homes on Their Ancestral Land. Then the Problems Began.

Community Development Program Grants

The Molokai Dispatch (March 9) – Grants Fund Molokai Homestead Projects

Maui Now (March 2) – Hawaiian Home Lands providing 14 community development grants totaling $860,000

Honokōwai Master plan

The Maui News ( March 3) – Final assessment for Honokowai project released

Lahaina News (Feb 18) – Final EA published for 454-acre Honokowai Master Plan

Maui Now (Feb. 10) – Final EA Published for Honokōwai Master Plan

KITV- On-Air – (Feb. 9) – Final EA Published for Honokowai Project

Telecommunication

The Molokai Dispatch ( Feb. 3) – More Internet Options for Homesteaders

Hawaii Tribune-Herald (Jan. 22) – Internet options expanding for Hawaiian homesteaders

Hawaii Public Radio (Jan. 17) – After decades of having only one provider, Hawaiian Home Lands residents finally have more internet options

Editorials

Star-Advertiser (July 14) – Editorial: Do not falter on DHHL initiatives

Star-Advertiser (June 5) – Editorial: Don’t drag feet on funds for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

Star-Advertiser (May 30) – Editorial – Consider transfer of land to DHHL

Star-Advertiser (March 30) – Editorial: Consider transfer of land to DHHL

Star-Advertiser (March 13) – Editorial: Accountability for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ funds

Star-Advertiser (Jan. 23) – Editorial: Have solid plan for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ funds

Ka Wai Ola Column (`O Ka Nuhou `Aina Ho`opulapula)

January – Public Solicitations Expected for DHHL Infrastructure Projects

February – Hoʻolaulā ʻia ka Lawelawe Kelekaʻaʻike ma nā ʻĀina Hoʻopulapula

March – He Ōpū Aliʻi nō ʻOe: You are indeed a benevolent chief, Kūhiō

May – Maui Island Project Updates

June – Kauaʻi Island Project Updates

July – DHHL Summary of 2022 Legislative Session

August – $600 Million for New Homesteads and Housing

September – DHHL Grant Opportunity for Nonprofits Serving Homesteads

October – Innovative Thinking Provides Platform for Opportunity

November – DHHL Prepares Proposals for 2023 Legislative Session

December – Chair Ailā’s Message to Beneficiaries